[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/24/13
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The SG’s Office Wants Argument Time in the Arizona Elections Case
Posted on January 23, 2013 2:57 pm by Rick Hasen
That’s according to the docket. And there are lots of amicus briefs that have just come in favoring the Respondents (and against Arizona). I will link when they are posted at SCOTUSBlog or elsewhere.
A number of the briefs (which looks to be all those filed) are here: http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/12-71.html
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Off to Austin
Posted on January 23, 2013 10:12 pm by Rick Hasen
for the Is America Governable? conference.
Regular blogging will resume Monday.
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Weak Tea
Posted on January 23, 2013 10:09 pm by Rick Hasen
Tepid bipartisan filibuster deal is coming.
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“Va. House Speaker holds key to redistricting vote”
Posted on January 23, 2013 10:05 pm by Rick Hasen
WaPo reports.
NYT: Redistricting in Virginia Hurts Blacks, Democrats Say
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“Florida group wants to end caps on campaign donations”
Posted on January 23, 2013 10:02 pm by Rick Hasen
WaPo reports.
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“17 Computer Scientists: Invest More in Military Internet Voting; Letter: Internet voting only option for military “to achieve first class voter status””
Posted on January 23, 2013 9:26 pm by Rick Hasen
The National Defense Committee has issued this press release. See also this statement.
Posted in election administration, internet voting, military voting, voting technology | Comments Off
Arcane Question of the Day
Posted on January 23, 2013 3:04 pm by Rick Hasen
Why did the Supreme Court deny the motion to correct the case caption in the Arizona Elections Clause case?
I’ve not kept up to speed on this case and will need to do some reading.
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The SG’s Office Wants Argument Time in the Arizona Elections Case
Posted on January 23, 2013 2:57 pm by Rick Hasen
That’s according to the docket. And there are lots of amicus briefs that have just come in favoring the Respondents (and against Arizona). I will link when they are posted at SCOTUSBlog or elsewhere.
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“Virginia State Senate Moves Ahead on Electoral College-Rigging Bill”
Posted on January 23, 2013 2:01 pm by Rick Hasen
Weigel.
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“GOP v. Voting Rights Act”
Posted on January 23, 2013 1:58 pm by Rick Hasen
William Yeomans writes for Reuters Opinion: “Put bluntly, if the court’s Republican majority strikes down this recently reauthorized, core provision of the Voting Rights Act – the most effective and revered of all civil rights statutes — the backlash will likely ensure that Republican presidential candidates will struggle for a generation to win more than a handful of minority votes. The specter of justices appointed by the Republican Party joining in the effort to suppress minority votes will likely ignite a new movement among minorities and their allies to protect the franchise against GOP attack.”
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Cha-ching!
Posted on January 23, 2013 1:41 pm by Rick Hasen
Ben Nelson earns $1 million (plus!) payday.
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“Fiscal cliff, elections boost spending on lobbying”
Posted on January 23, 2013 1:06 pm by Rick Hasen
CPI reports.
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“Watchdogs, conservatives rap Obama’s new advocacy group”
Posted on January 23, 2013 1:05 pm by Rick Hasen
USA Today reports.
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Brennan Center, CAC File Brief in Arizona “Elections Clause” Case
Posted on January 23, 2013 12:37 pm by Rick Hasen
Press release: “The Supreme Court should strike down an Arizona law requiring additional documents to register to vote, argue the Brennan Center and the Constitutional Accountability Center in an amicus brief.”
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Two Responses to Teddy Rave’s “Politicians as Fiduciaries” Well Worth Reading
Posted on January 23, 2013 12:30 pm by Rick Hasen
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Courts, Corporate Law, and Election Law
Heather K. Gerken and Michael S. Kang
Translating Fiduciary Principles Into Public Law
Ethan J. Leib, David L. Ponet & Michael Serota
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“Election Reform Should Be a Top Priority for New Congress”
Posted on January 23, 2013 12:04 pm by Rick Hasen
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
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Amazon Now Has the New 3rd Edition of Remedies: Examples and Explanations in Stock
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:54 am by Rick Hasen
Find it here. (Also on Kindle.)
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“The Majoritarian Filibuster”
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:44 am by Rick Hasen
Timely student note in the Yale Law Journal by Benjamin Eidelson.
The debate over the Senate filibuster revolves around its apparent conflict with the principle of majority rule. Because narrow Senate majorities often represent only a minority of Americans, however, many filibusters are not at odds with majority rule at all. By paying attention to such “majoritarian filibusters,” this Note aims to disrupt the terms of the traditional debate and open up a new space for potential compromise. This Note reports the first empirical study of the majoritarian or countermajoritarian character of recent filibusters. These data reveal that, in half of the Congresses over the past two decades, successful filibustering minorities usually represented more people than the majorities they defeated. The choice whether to preserve the filibuster therefore cannot be reduced to a simple choice between majority rule and minority rights. After exploring the distribution of majoritarian and countermajoritarian filibusters along other dimensions of interest, this Note proposes that the majority-rule principle might be better served by simply reducing the sixty-vote cloture threshold—thereby shifting the balance toward majoritarian as opposed to countermajoritarian filibusters—than by abolishing the filibuster altogether.
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“Courts as Managers: American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock and Summary Disposition at the Roberts Court”
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:43 am by Rick Hasen
Alex Hemmer has written this interesting piece at the Yale Law Journal Online.
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“Milwaukee prosecutors investigating voter fraud”
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:41 am by Rick Hasen
Allegations of two people double voting.
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“Senate Democrats Lack Votes for ‘Talking Filibuster’ Plan”
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:38 am by Rick Hasen
Roll Call: “Democratic senators favoring the most robust overhaul of the chamber’s filibuster rules do not have the votes to enact a ‘talking filibuster,’ even with a simple majority, according to the top Democratic vote-counter.’
Posted in legislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarization | Comments Off
Michael Beckel Tweets on Interesting CATO Campaign Finance Event
Posted on January 23, 2013 11:16 am by Rick Hasen
Read the tweets.
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Quote of the Day
Posted on January 23, 2013 10:53 am by Rick Hasen
“What’s a pretty girl like you doing reading those?”
—NYC City Council Candidate Ed Herzog, quoted in “Council Candidate Balks at Campaign Finance Questions From ‘Pretty Girl’” (h/t from the too handsome Ken Vogel)
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“Brennan Center Highlights New Proposal to Modernize Voting System, Bill Introduced Today”
Posted on January 23, 2013 9:52 am by Rick Hasen
See this press release.
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“City seeking applicants for redistricting group”
Posted on January 23, 2013 9:44 am by Rick Hasen
News from Austin: “The city of Austin is looking for volunteers to help carry out a dramatic shift in city government. Applications are being accepted to serve on a 14-member committee of residents that will draw maps for 10 City Council districts. Voters agreed last fall to change the council from seven citywide members to 10 district representatives and a citywide mayor. The ballot measure called for a group of residents, not the City Council, to draw the districts, so that council members can’t gerrymander the lines to try to keep their seats.”
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“Voting Tech Standards: What Legislators Need to Know”
Posted on January 23, 2013 9:43 am by Rick Hasen
The latest issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass” is now available.
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